Planckendael
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|image = Planckendael_-_Castle_1.jpg
|image_caption = Planckendael castle
|date_opened = 1956
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|members = EAZA
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|website = {{URL|http://www.planckendael.be}}
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Planckendael is a zoo, located on the grounds of Planckendael castle in the village district of Muizen, in Mechelen, Belgium. In 1956 the Royal Zoological Society of Antwerp (KMDA) bought the Planckendael estate in order to acquire a larger space for animals than what they owned: the city zoo in Antwerp. Planckendael hosts exotic animals like rhinos, bison and various antelope species.
Planckendael also has extensive leisure facilities: For children there is a large separate play area.
References
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Gallery
Image:Planckendael zoo scimitar oryx 03.jpg|Scimitar oryx
Image:Planckendael zoo American bison 03.jpg|American bison
Image:Planckendael zoo Asiatic lion 04.jpg|Asiatic lion
Image:Planckendael zoo Giraffe 08.jpg|Giraffe
Image:Planckendael zoo Rhinoceros 01.jpg|Indian rhinoceros
Image:Planckendael zoo Humboldtpinguin 09.jpg|Humboldt penguin
Image:Planckendael zoo Cheetah 06.jpg|Cheetah
Image:Planckendael_zoo_Bactrian_camel_03.jpg|Camel
Image:Planckendael zoo Koala 03.jpg|Koala
Image:Planckendael zoo Asian elephant 14.jpg|Asian elephant
Image:Planckendael zoo baby Asian elephant 06.jpg|Baby Asian elephant
Image:Planckendael White stork 11.jpg|White stork
Image:Planckendael zoo Przewalski's horse 01.jpg|Przewalski's horse
External links
- {{Commons category-inline|Planckendael}}
- {{Official website|http://www.planckendael.be}}
{{Zoos of Belgium}}
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Category:1956 establishments in Belgium